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      Correlates of Happiness Among Older Spanish Institutionalised and Non-Institutionalised Adults

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                Journal
                Journal of Happiness Studies
                J Happiness Stud
                Springer Nature
                1389-4978
                1573-7780
                April 2013
                April 10 2012
                : 14
                : 2
                : 389-414
                Article
                10.1007/s10902-012-9335-5
                f1c69884-fa4f-46c3-897b-d4ddda4cf7e8
                © 2012
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